The Lovely Bones is American writer Alice Sebold’s second book, following her memoir Lucky. It is the story of a fourteen-year-old rape victim, narrated from Heaven.
A fictional conversation about killing President George W. Bush, that has outraged many, and called into question protections for freedom of speech.
The Lovely Bones is American writer Alice Sebold’s second book, following her memoir Lucky. It is the story of a fourteen-year-old rape victim, narrated from Heaven.
Alexandra Fuller’s second book tells the story of a trip taken with one of the violent survivors of Rhodesia’s White Army.
Novel by cult American writer Stephen McCauley. It got the Hollywood treatment, being made into a film with Jennifer Aniston, but don’t let that put you off!
An intriguing series of encounters with several deposed Dictators, ranging from the deranged Idi Amin, to the resentful but defiant Mira Markovic, wife of Slobodan Milosevic.
The second novel by Hari Kunzru, the critically acclaimed author of The Impressionist. A novel about Globalization, Computer viruses and Bollywood!
The latest novel from acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.
Historian Iftikhar H. Malik offers a wealth of case studies ranging from Muslim Spain and the Ottoman Empire to the present day, to examine what it is like to be a Muslim in the West today.
Crime caper from Danny King, author of The Burglar Diaries.
A collection of folk tales from Zimbabwe and Botswana, recounted by Alexander McCall Smith, the author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.